Dates

March 7th to March 8th, 2026

Prizes

Podium Prizes

  • 1st place: 4 of Acer EK241Y Gbi 24in IPS FHD 1920 x 1080 120Hz 1ms Frameless + 10 passes for Reviva cold plunge 
  • 2nd place: 4 of Amazon Echo Dot (newest model) + 3 passes for Reviva cold plunge
  • 3rd place: 4 of Mainstays 2.2 Quart Compact Air Fryer + 3 passes for Reviva cold plunge

Sponsor Prizes (to be updated)

  • 1Password Best Security Hack 
  • ElevenLabs Challenge
  • MLH Assorted Prizes

Team

  • Teams may have 1 - 4 members, all of which must be a registered hacker and present at the event.
  • You may only be part of one team.
  • Only one project submission per team is allowed.
  • Collaboration between two or more teams is not permitted.

Project and Submission

  • All code for your project must be written between 12:00 PM PST Saturday, March 7th, 2026 to 12:00 PM PDT Sunday, March 8th, 2026. Ideas may be brainstormed beforehand.
  • Plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will result in disqualification of the team.
  • You may use any publically available libraries/packages/design assets.
  • You must submit your project to cmd-f-2026.devpost.com before 12:00 PM PST on Sunday, March 9th, 2025 to be eligible to demo.
  • You may opt-in to a maximum of THREE sponsor prizes.
  • More submission guidelines can be found on your Hacker Info Package here!

Judging

  • Your whole team must be present at the assigned table during your assigned judging time, or your project will not be judged. We recommend being there at least 10 minutes early.

Finally, all participants are required to adhere to the MLH Code of Conduct.